Dimapur, June 23 (EMN): The Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Medziphema, has supplied more than 30,000 saplings of various horticulture crops such as acid lime, cashew nut, khasi mandarin, mosambi, guava and mango in Kohima, Dimapur, Peren, Mokokchung and Phek districts of Nagaland during the nationwide lockdown.
An update from CIH stated that an estimated area of 70 ha of land has been established in farmers’ field in various districts of Nagaland through the saplings supplied by CIH, Nagaland.
CIH, Nagaland, was set up in the year 2005-06 with the objective to provide institutional support for development of horticulture in North East Region. One of the key objectives of the institute was to facilitate production and distribution of disease-free saplings to the farming community. In this regard, the institute has been working tirelessly towards availability of genuine saplings, the report stated.
The report further informed that the institute has already established 20 mother blocks of crops like cashew, citrus, mango, guava, kinnow mandarin, assam lemon, khasi mandarin, pineapple, litchi, aonla, peach, bael, sapota, ber, custard apple and fig in 14 ha area of land.